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Know all men that 1.','CHABhES S.McROBER'r, ofllyll'ymouth, in the county of Wayne, and State `of Michigan,-

have invented a new and useful ImprovementiurCarpetStrctcheru and- 'Idcv declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof,ret'eren9e being hadto the accompanying ldravringhand to the letters-of reference marked thereon, and being s part' of this `specification.

I :The object of this invention is to so construct an apparatus for stretching carpets `that it cau he used for that'purpose in large or small rooms, with adjustable levers, and one that will operate in suchamanner that tle str'ain is distributed at twovpoints inthe carpet, instead-'of beng'coniined to one'point,- as in the case of the ordinary stretchers in use. l i l' y .l v v f To de this Intake' vs..crotchedlevexg A, of any required lengthracross one end of which-I attach the transverse bar Il. I also malte the-levers' and D, also provided with transverse bars'E andF. These bers E and which are of unequal lengths, arelconstructed to play in the crotch of the lever A, sind are attached thereto by the pins G and H, and the entire apparatus can be lcngthened or shortened to suit various sizcs of rooms, by

v moving the holdingfpillsG andH, and attachingv the levers C and D to any Vpcint'in the crotch-cfA the lever A, taking care that the lever'D (the short'one) isattached beneath the longer lever, C. The longer lever, C, is

provided with a rack, I,`and a. slidiughooked pawl, J, by means of which, slipping the hooked ends of the pawl J'oggr the end. of the lever A, all the parts are held in place while the operator nails or fastens the section of lcurpet'stretched to thefloor. I' To use my invention, after adjusting the various levers to the size of the room where the carpet is to be laid downfplace the transverse bar B4 again-st' the wall of the room upon the side where th'e carpetis already fastened; then let the end-.lof the lever C drop on to the edge of the carpet, on the oppositefside of the room,

wherrthe lever Dwill also'strik'e the `carpet nearer the centre of the room; then press upon the' end of the crotched lever A, atthe point VK, when the poiutsn the transverse bars E andF will draw upon and stretchthe carpet as desired. To hold it there until it can be fastened, slip the pawl J`np the rack, and hook the ends of it over the ends of the crotched lever A at the point K. In smaller rooms, where so much power is not required, the lever D maybe detachechaud the use of the lever C will do the work.

What I'claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The rack I and hooked sliding'pavvl J, in connection with levers C and A, when constructed and operatingsnbstsdtially as and forthe purposes set forth.' i 4 I2. Thecombination of the above-named parte with the crotched leverl A, provided wtl, the transverse bal-,

B, the levels C'and D, provided with transverse hars. E and F, and teeth, as hereinbeforedescribed, and the yadjusting-pins' G and H, when arranged substantially as and for t-he purposes herein described.

CHARLES s. MGROBERT. 'Witnessesz V J. P. ll) inrs1.1 s 'rv,v C. R. Bannon. 

